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The moviemaker approached the British model to replace Megan Fox as the robot franchise's leading lady after working with her on a Victoria's Secret commercial, and Bay reveals she was stunned to be asked to audition for such a high-profile role.

He tells Britain's Evening Standard, "Out of 500 women around the world there was something about her. I saw her on a Victoria's Secrets commercial. I didn't think I'd ever, ever hire a model and there was just something about her.

"When I was talking to her and I said 'Would you ever want to get into movies' and she said 'I'd love to' so I wrote her an email. I said this could be a life changing thing, these emails don't really happen much in life and would you be interested in auditioning for me and she thought I was joking. And she freaked out. But she did a really good job. She comes off as really sincere. She's got a lot of natural talent."